Bottle-dipping machine.



K. L. KITHIL.

BOTTLE DIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 29, 1912.

1,057,560, Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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K. L. KITHIL.

BOTTLE DIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.29, 1912.

1,057,560. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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Attorneys.

K. L. KITHIL.

BOTTLE DIPPING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED IBB.29, 1912.

1,057,560. Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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UNITED sums-Paulina OFFICE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 1, 1913.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Kenn L. KITHIL, a,

citizen of the United States, residing at Morgantown, in the county of Monongalia and State of West Virginia, have invented a new and useful Bottle-Dipping Machine, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines for dipping bottles in a sealing liquid, one of its objects being to provide means whereby a.

number of bottles can i be simultaneously dipped thereby to form caps or seals upon the heads of the bottles and which serve as substitutes for and improvements upon the ordinary tin-foil caps, tin caps, and.

like commonly employed.

A further object is to provide means whereby, after the dipping operation; the surplus liquid upon the headsofthe bottles will be caused to drain from the .sides of the heads, thus to prevent the accumulation of surplus liquid atfundesirable points upon the heads.

\Vith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear, as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and-in the details of construction hereinafter .de-

scribed: and claimed, it being understoodthat changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein, disclosed can be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings thepreferred forms of the invention have been.

shown.

In said drawings :F igure 1 is aside elevation ofthe machine, one of the side members being removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the machine. Fig. 3 .is an end elevation.

Fig. 4 is a section on line AB Fig. 1. Fig.

5 is an enlarged longitudinal sectioii through a portion of the carriage, parts of the carb' riage being shown in elevation and certain of the holders of the carriages containing bottles, the positions of'the bottles during the draining. operation being indicated by" dotted lines. Fig. 6 is an enlarged transverse section through one side portion of the carriage. Fig. 7 is an enlarged side elevation of a portion of the carriage and of the conveying chain. Fig. 8- is a side elevation of a modified form of machine. 9 is a plan view thereof. tion on line C-D Fig. 8.

2 arranged in pairs.

frame members 1 constitute a track for.

e' Fig. 10 is a 560- Referring to the figures by characters-0f reie fence 1 designates the upstanding frame members of the machine, the same being suitably connected and each being rovided with parallel verticall disposed guide strips he upperedgesof-the supporting a carriage such as will be hereinafter, described andrails ,3 lead up to these upper edges at the feed end of the machine while, additional rails 4 extend from the other ends of said upper edges and are preferably, inclined downwardly away from the frame members.

Parallel shafts 5 and 6 are journaled, at. th ir nds, wi hin. e rame memb r 1- and fixedly. conn cted to the shaft ii-adi cent its ends are bell crank levers 7 and-b respecively. Another be l cra k ve 9 is fixedly. connected. to. one end-portion of the "shaft ile an am 10. 3 fixed y ne ted t d shaft diaceut. its. other end. his

' arm lQ-is arranged, directly opposite the upper arm of-the'bellcrank lever 9. The lower' arm of the bell crank; lever 9:.is;connected to abar ll-which, in'turn, is pivot- 'all'y connected to the lower arm of thebell crank lever 8. A roller 12-is journaled upon and extends laterally from the lower arm of the bell crank lever 7-and projects into the path of acam 13 mounted'for rotation, with a shaft, 14 which is journaled at its ends within the frame members; 1. A. gear. I

further rotation untilits teeth are again 199 engaged by the teeth on gear 16. Gear 1t; is designed to produce one complete rotation of gear 15 du ng each rotation of the shaft 17. Recesses 19-are formed in the periphery of gear 16 at the ends of the series of teeth on said gear so as to permit the blank 18 to swing away from gear 16 when the teeth on said gear are brought into 'mesh with the teeth on the gear 15.

A. table 20 is interposed between the side llltlllllClS -1 and -has its corner portions cut:

a\va v,'as at "21 "souls to receivethe guide strips .2. Links 22 are pivotally connected to the table and-extenddownwardly therefrom to the upper arms'of'thc bclhcrank levers 7, S and 9 and-to the arm- 10res'iec tively. -'lhus.it will be seen that when shaft 5 is rotated-all of'thelinks 22 will be moved shifted longitudinally of the slots. A'shaft,

L? is journale'd'in these boxes and has a sprocket 28 secured to one end. Another sprocket 29 is secnredto one end of'a shaft 210 journaled in theframe members 1 above shaft 14 and carrying a gear 31 which is similar to the gear 15 and is adapted to be intermittently actuated by 'the mutilated gear 16. Tlus gear 31 likewise hasa blank ortion 32 on its periphery designed to engage the smooth peripheral portion of gear It; after each complete rotation of gear 31 by the teeth on gear 16.

The sprockets 28 and 29 are located adjacent the outer face of one of the frame members 1 and carry an endless chain 33 certain links of which are provided with brackets 2H. Gravity latches 35 are mounted on certain of the links adjacent the brackets 34' and cooperate with said brackets fort-he purpose hereinafter set forth. The it per run of the chain 33 extends slightly [1)OV8 the up er edge of the adjacent side member I. as siown particularly in Fi 1.

A short shaftfitl is journaled in that frame member 1 farthest removed from the chain :13 and has a sprocket 37 secured to its outer end portion and a tappet 38 secured to its inner end portion. A chain 89 serves to transmit motion to sprocket 87 from a sptfitlttt 40 on shaft 17.

The carriage used in connection with the machine is made up of angular side strips 41 connected by a rectangular top plate 42.

Parallel holdin bars 43 are mounted under the plate 42 and between the side strips 41, each of these bars having screws 44'extending into the end portions thereof adjacent the top of the bar, the cylindrical heads of the screws .bein Journa ed in openin s 45 formed in the side strips 41; Each hoding bar 48 isprefe'rably formed in a single casting having a series of openings v46 extendheld inverted.

ing downwardly thcrethrough aml adapted to receive the neck and shoulder portions of bottles to be dip )G-(l, the bottles being thus xrooves 47 are formed in the bars 43 atone end and receive studs '18 extending inwardly from a shifting bar 49.

This bar has slots 50 in its end portions and through which extend the angular axles ."il oft-heearriage, these axles being attached to the side strips 41 by means of connecting plates 52 or the like through which the. axles extend. Oneof the slots 50 has an axle receiving' recess 53 in its upper edge at one end so that, when the bar 49 is pushed 'longitudiniilly in one direction, the recess will be brought above one of the axles 51, thus ermitting the bar 49 to drop downward y so that the axle will be received within the recess and the bar will thus be held against further longitudinal movement until raised out of engagement with the axle. This bar 49 is arranged at one side of the ;carria'ge and the tappet 38 normally extends into the path of t e bar. The supporting wheels 54 of the carriage are mounted on the rounded terminals 55 of the axles and are adapted to travel alon the upper edges of thestde members 1 of t to frame and also along the rails 3 and 4. The rounded portion 55 ofonc of the axles has a block 51' secured thereto by means of a set screw 57 or the like and this block has an extension 68 on its lower face ada ted to be engaged by a bracket 34 and latcii 35 in the manner hereinafter set forth.

Under ordinary conditions the holding bars 43'of the carriage are suspended with the axes of the openings 46 vertical. The. bottles to be scaled are placed, in inverted positions, within the openings 46 and the carriage is moved along the rails 3M0 the upper portions of the side members 1 so as to bring the front axle 51 of the carriage into position above the upper run of tie chain 213. \Vhen shaft 17 is set in motion it will rotate in the direction of the arrow in Fig. 1 and the teeth on gear ltl will move against the blank portion 32 of gear 31, thus causing the said gear 31 to nmke one complete rotation until the blank portion 32 is returned to the smooth peripheral portion of gear 16. l)lll'lll" this complete rotation of the gear 81 the cliain 33 is actuated so as to bring one of its outstamling brackets 34 against the block 50 on the front axle of the. carriage. The gravity latch passes under the block and moves automatically into enagement with the extension 58 so that the. lock becomes locked to the chain as indicated in Fig. 7. This operation occurs at the beginning of the movement of the chain and such movement is suilicient to draw the carriage along the frame members 1 until the bottles are positioned directly above the tank .23 whereupon the rotation of gear 31 Lwm ceases. The teeth on gear 16 which have moved into engagement withv gear Y15 and actuated said gear, now cause the cam 13 to move against the roller 12, and the shaft 5 and consequently, the shaft 6 is thus rotated, causing the links 22 to push upwardly on table 20 and thereby elevate tank so as to immerse the necks of the bottles withinthe contents of the tank. As the cam passes the roller 12 all of the parts move backby. gravity to their initial positions, the tank 23 and its contents moving away from the bottles. As soon as the tank has been removed from the bottles in this manner, the shaft 36 which has been rotatin in properly timed relation to the other s afts, brings the tappet 38 against the endof the side bar 49, thereby shifting said bar longitudinally and causing the recessed portion 53 to dropdown onto the axle 51 an thus look the bar against further movement. This actuation of the bar causes all of the holding bars 43 to tilt simultaneously, thus bringing the battles to the positions indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 5. Surplus liquid adhering to the bottles will thus drain therefrom at one edge of the mouth Off each bottle thereby leaving a smooth surface across the mouth of the bottle and along the wall of the neck. After the bottles have been held in this inclined position above the tank 23 for a predetermined length of time, the teeth on gear 16 again move into engagement with gear 31,

thereby giving said gear anothercomplete rotation. This movement of the gear will be suflicient to convey the carriage from above the tank '23 and onto the inclined rails- 4, another carriage, at the same-time, being brought by the chain 33 into position above the tank. The bottles can afterward be left to dry and it will be seen that by providing a filled carriage always. in readiness for engagement by the chain 33, the operation of dipping and draining the bottles will be carried on continuously. The capacity. of the machine is practically unlimited, it beactuated at'almost any speed desired and the carriages and tanks can be of any proportions.

Instead of providing a machine adapted to be driven by a motor or the like, a modified-form of machine such as shown in Figs. 8, 9 and 10 may be employed, this machine being primarily designed to be actuated by hand. The table 59 is mounted to move vertically between the side members 60 but instead of utilizing links and bell crank levers, as shown in Fig. 1, parallel shafts 61 are journaled between the side members 60 and carry cams 62 on which the table rests. These shafts have gears 63 secured to them and meshing with a, gear 64 secured to the actuating shaft 65, any suitable means, such as a crank 66, being provided for rotating an upset frame in which are arranged this shaft. A tank. 67. is mounted on the table 59 and ioIlersGS are mounted on the inner feces ofthe-slde members 60 and sup port the carriage 6& This carriage includes crosse wires 71. Another frame-72 is sus- 7o pended from the frame 70 by links 73 and crossed wires 74 are arranged, in this lower frame. The bottles tobe dipped are inverted and placed. between the wires inthe tw-oiframes, the neck. portions of the bottles beinglocated-between the wires in the lower frame 72. A cam 75 is mounted at one side of the frame-and'hes ahandle 76 extending therefmrnmhereby, by. shifting the cam, the lower-frame72 cenbe caused to swing relative to. frame 70, thus tilting all of the bottlesand permitting them todrain in the manner hereinbefore described. It is to be understood that by rotating shaft 66, com 62 can be caused to pushthe table 59 upwardly,

thereb bringing the contentsof the tank 67 aroun the necks of the bottles. After 'the tank has been lowered, cam. 75 can be actuated so as to shift the lower frame 72 and thereby tilt the bottlesso as to permit them to-drain properly. After the drainin op.- eration the carriage can lee-removed an anotherone substituted therefor whereupon the foregoing operation may be repeated.

Any suit-able sealing medium may be empioyed in connection. with the apparatus, it in preferred tense a. nick drying seal-' mg 1d such as disel for example, in an application for United States Letters Patent filed by me jointly with J i B. Krak, onNovem-ber 20, 191.1,said application been in serial Nd 661,357.

hat is claimed is:

1. A machine including conveying means for holding a bottle inverted, means for holding a sealing liquid, means for momentarily immersing the neck portion of the bottle in the liquid, and means for tilting the bottle relative to the conveying .means subsequent to itsimmersion. ing understood that the mechanism can be i 2. A- machine including conveying means for holding a bottle inverted, means for holding a sealing liquid, means for mo mentarily immersin the neck portion of the bottle in the liqui means for tilting the bottle relative to theconveying means subsequent to its immersion, and means for locking the bottle in tilted position..

3. A machine including means for bolding a, bottle inverted, means for holding a sealing liquid, means for momentarily immersing the neck portion of the bottle in the liquid, means for tilting the bottle subsequent toits immersion, and means for locking the bottle in tilted-position.

4. A. machine including conveying means for holding a bottlev inverted, a tank for holding a sealing fluid, means for raising" and lowering the tank to iziomentarily im- 139 the' 'bot-tle rel'a co ying means subsequ' V S. ovably-;sup-' i-reafoi'holding" bottle I p I "tlfe""pat.h'of 'inovementkf he car-i a-ge 'forholdinga seat holding means 't inga' sealing liquid'- a"carriage movably within the fluid p I ously tilting all oft-he ser es-of. bottles rela-' live to said coi' vevingmeans subsequent to meme the .i'iecki portion of the bottlelwithin the sealnigfluidtndhieans' for 'nlnng the bottle relative to the conveying .i'neans sub- A machine including conveying means for holding a bottle nwerte.d,'a table, a tank thereon for holding a sealing fluid, means for successively;raisingi and lowering the table to moment i'ly" immerse the neck "portion of thebottle thin the fluid, and means for tilt-iiig the ottl'e frelative to the conveying n1eans. "siibs'quenttohits immersion.

7. A "machine including frame members,-

guides thereon, a table engaging the guides,

aitai'ik 'iiiounted'on the table for holding'a sealing"fl uid,"coiivy'ing m "us for holding were ov saidftank, means for tli" ble to momenrtion.

verted :i

ing fluid "meaiis forfmoinentarily im'mers ing the neck portion'ofth jbdtt-lewithin the fluid, and means fora'ct a p tilt-the bottle' i'elative to. the carriage subseduentto it's immersion.

A niacli'ineiiidliiding wank for boldmountednbove the-{tank .and'into and out 'of position thereo'ver; a: holder inovably connected to'the carriage for supporting an in- \fertediiot tle, means for imitiersi'ngthe neck portion of thei bottle "within the contents of the tank, and' means for shifting the bottle holder relativeto the carriage subsequent to said immersion tot iltthe'bottle;

10. machine including a table; a tank thereon'ffor holdinga s'ealing fluid, a carriage movable across the top of the tank, means carried thereby forholding a bottle in an inverted positiom'means for immersing the neck portion ofthe bottlenvithin the fluid, and means for shift-ingt-he bottle holding means relativeto the carriage to tilt the bottle subsequent to it-s'immersion.

11. A. machine including'a tank for holding a sealing fluid. a't-arriage m vable across the top of the tank. nieansmovable with the carriage for holding an inverted bottle, means for raising and lowering the tank to of the bot-' for tilting ting said bo'tt-le rertecl posit-ioma drive shaft, and means.

operated thereby for successively moving the carriage to position above the tank, momentarily immersing the neck portion of the bottle within the contents of the tank, tilting t-he bottle subsequent to its immersion, and finally removing thecarriagefrom above the tank. V

' 13. The combination with a tank for holding a sealing fluid, of a carriage 'movable over the tank and including means for holding a; bottle inverted, a drive shaft, and means operated by said shaft for successively bringing the carriage into position above the tank, elevating the tank to submerge the neck portion of the bo'ttle, lowering said tank, tilting the bottle relative to the carriage, and finally removing the car riage-from above the tank.v l LThe combination with a holding a sealing fluid, of a carriage movable across the top of the tank, means there on'for holding a bottle inverted, means for raisingthe tank to immerse the 'neck portion of the bottle infthe sealing fluid, means for- 'shifting the bottle holding means to tilt the bottle subsequent to its immersion; means 'for" locking thebot-tle in tilted position, and,

means for moving the carriage out of position above the tank. 1 v

. 15. The combination witha carriage, and means thereon 'for holding a bottle in inverted position, of a tank supported below the path of the carriage, means for raising and lowering the tank to immerse the neck portion of the bottle in the contents of the tank, an endless actuating element, means thereon for engaging a portion ofthe carriage to shift the carriage into or out' of position above the tank, a drive gear, means operated thereby for successively shifting the carriage into position above the tank, raisingand loweringthe tank, shifting the carriage away from the tank, and additional means for tilting the bottle subsequent toits iminersion and prior to, its removal from above the tank.

16. A machine ofthe class described including a carriage, meansfor moving the same intermittently, means on the carriage for holding the bottle in an inverted osi-' tion, means for immersing a portion 0 the neck of the bottle during a pause in the movementof the carriage, and means for tilting the bottle durin such pause.

17. In a machine 0 the class described the combination with a carriage, of means momentarily immersethe neck portion of l for moving the same intermittently, a tank tank for 1 for holding a sealing fluid, means for immersing the neck of the bottle in the fluid during a pause in the movement of the carriage, means for tilting the bottle duringsuch pause, and means for locking the bottle in tilted position.

18. In a machine of the class described the combination with a tank, of a carriage, means for moving the carriage intermittently across the top of the tank, means on the carriage for holding a bottle m an inverted position, means for elevating and lowering the tank during a pause in the movement of the carriage to momentarily immerse the neck of the bottle, and means for tilting the bottle during such pause and subsequent to the immersion.

19. The combination with a tank for holding a sealing fluid, of a carriage including a wheel supported structure, a bar suspended therein and mounted for rotation,

said bar having a series of bottle receiving openings, means movably mounted on the carriage for rotating the bar to tilt the bottles therein, and means for locking the bottles in tilted position, and means for immersing the bottles prior to their tilting, within the fluid in the tank.

20. In a machine of the class described a carriage including a Wheel supported frame, a bar mounted for swinging movement therein and havin bottle receiving openings, a slide mounte on the frame and engaging the bar, and cooperating means upon the slide and frame for locking the slide out of normal position.

21. 'In a machine of the class described a carriage including a movably supported frame, a bar mounted for swinging move I ment therein and having bottle receiving openings, a slide connected to the bar, cooperating means upon the slide and a portion of the carriage for locking the slide and bar out of normal positions, and means in the path of the slide for shifting said slide relative to the carriage.

22. In a machine of the class described, a

tank for holding a sealing fluid, a carriage and a portion of the carriage for locking the slide and bar out of normal position, means for immersing the neck portions of the bottles Within the fluid, and means for shifting the slide relative to the carriage out of normal position subsequent to said immersion.

23. In a machine of the class described, a carriage including a movably' supported frame, parallel bars mounted for swinging movement-within the frame and each having a plurality of bottle receiving openings for holding inverted bottles, a slide mounted on the frame and movably connected to the bars, cooperating means upon the slide and carriage for locking the slide and bars out of normal position.

24. In a machine of the class described, a

carriage including a movably supported frame, parallel bars mounted for swinging movement within the frame and each having a plurality of bottle receiving openings for holding inverted bottles, a slide mounted on the frame and movably connected to the bars, cooperating means upon the slide and carriage for locking the slide and bars out of normal position, a tank for holding the sealing fluid below the path of the carriage, means for immersing the necks of the bottles within the fluid in the tank, and means for shifting the slide out of normal position subsequent to said immersiom In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

KARL LUDWIG KITHIL. 

